[lug] hard drive noises, etc

[will]

I've had stiction problems, though rarely, Mostly the drives just fail
on boot up or system restart. They just aren't there all of a sudden, or
they are seen by the system, but can't be read. That would be the
majority. 

The last two that went gave me a SMART warning and said "Back this up
IMMEDIATELY!". Unfortunately, by that time it was too late. Fortunately,
I don't have anything that is vital that isn't backed up, so it wasn't a
huge issue. Just a drag. But Maxtor replaced both of them quickly and
for free. I like their attitude when dealing with returns. 

I do have one old Seagate SCSI II drive that makes such a racket when
it's turned on that it will actually put lines on a monitor. NOT on the
tv, but on the monitor, and it's about 8 feet away from the drive
itself. That's kind of serious, I think, so I don't use that drive
(besides the horrible screech that the bearings are making.).   

> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:32:52 -0700 (MST)
> From: Mike Stanczyk <stanczyk at pcisys.net>
> Subject: [lug] Drive failure signs was Hard Drive Manufacturer
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> With everyone sharing their hard drive horror stories and since
> I've lost a drive this month too, I wanted ask what symtoms
> people saw before their drive went to silcon heaven...
> 
> Strange sounds?
> Error messages in which system log?
> Strange smells?
> 
> Mike
>